Allentown man was driving too fast when he hit wall, police say

An Allentown man was driving too fast in a car carrying another vehicle's license plate when he crashed into a wall in Lower Saucon Township last month, police said.

Danny Van Tran, 19, of 2033 Vine St. was in a sharp curve near 2301 Black River Road at 4:10 p.m. June 28 when his car clipped an oncoming car and then hit a stone wall, township police said.

Tran suffered severe injuries in the accident, which happened about a mile south of Fountain Hill, police said.

Police charged Tran by citation on Monday with driving at an unsafe speed, failure to buckle his seat belt, careless driving, failure to stay in his lane, unauthorized used of another vehicle's registration, driving without a car inspection and driving without insurance.

According to court records, Tran has not yet entered a plea on the charges.